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advent |
(n) the coming or appearance of something; arrival |
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agile |
(adj) be able to move in a quick and easy way; nimble |
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albeit |
(conj) in spite of the facts, regardless of the fact; although |
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appealing |
(adj) attractive or interesting; alluring |
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celebrated |
(adj) acclaimed; well-known and popular; renowned |
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contemporary |
(adj,n) Modern, up-to-date, or (n.) a person living at the same time as another person; current |
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frail |
(adj) weak in health or in body; fragile |
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refine |
(v) to make pure; to improve; perfect |
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anticipate |
(v) to think about or prepare for something ahead of time; predict |
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conform |
(v) to follow established rules or patterns; adapt |
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detect |
(v) to find out; to observe something; notice |
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intensify |
(v) to make stronger in feeling or quality; heighten |
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intolerable |
(adj) difficult or painful to experience; not able to accept different ways of thought or behavior; unbearable |
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vital |
(adj) of great importance; full of life; indispensable |
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ambiguous |
(adj) of unclear meaning; something that can be understood in more than one way; vague |
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apparent |
(adj) to be clear in meaning or open to view, easily understood; visible |
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arbitrary |
(adj) an action or decision made with little thought, order, or reason; haphazard |
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assert |
(v) to express or defend oneself strongly; to state positively; declare |
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astounding |
(adj) very surprising; astonishing |
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astute |
(adj) very intelligent, smart, clever; perceptive |
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authorize |
(v) to give permission or power to do something; empower |
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deceptively |
(adv) making something appear true or good when it is false or bad; misleadingly |
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elicit |
(v) to get the facts or draw out the truth; extract |
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forbid |
(v) to command not to do something; to have a dangerous look, a bad feeling; ban |
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petition |
(v) to make a request; appeal |
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relinquish |
(v) to give up control; abdicate |
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resilient |
(adj) strong enough to recover from difficulty or disease; tenacious |
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tempt |
(v) to make it attractive to do something, usually something wrong; entice |
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nimble |
(adj) quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile |
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alluring |
(adj) very attractive or tempting; enticing |
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renowned |
(adj) celebrated; famous |
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vague |
(adj) not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed |
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astonishing |
(adj) surprising greatly |
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perceptive |
(adj) able to see, understand etc clearly; astute |
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extract |
(v) To derive or obtain (information, for example) from a source |
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appeal |
(v) to ask for aid, support, mercy, sympathy, or the like |
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abdicate |
(v) give up, such as power |
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mercy |
(n) an act of kindness, compassion, or favor |
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tenacious |
(adj) persistent; resilient |
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entice |
(adj) to attract or tempt |
